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He can by pulling a wire uncork a bottle which is concealed in your booth and asphyxiate you in one half minute." But if he had expected the American to show any trepidation as a result of his threats, he soon found out his mistake. Edestone's reply was as insouciant as if he had been merely commenting on the weather. "Really, this is quite interesting, Count von Hemelstein," he said.
Almost beside himself, Lawrence resisted all of Edestone's efforts to get him back into the elevator. "You damn' dirty Dutchman, I'll pay you for this!" he yelled over his shoulder, as he struggled to break loose from the firm grip which held him, and get at the Count. It was not a time to permit of argument.
Edestone's invention. But we will declare war upon the United States tomorrow night unless we get an assurance from you that we shall have the exclusive right to the one and only flying machine in which this invention has been installed." At this Jones looked over at Edestone with a glance of inquiry. "Yes," said Edestone in answer to this, "there is only one."
As he passed along, he could not divest himself of the idea that he was on board Edestone's yacht, the Storm Queen again, only that everything here was on a larger scale. The breakfast room, he discovered, was on the same deck but farther forward, and was reached by passing through a large room furnished as a general living-room.
Although it was with difficulty that Edestone could keep Lawrence still long enough, he forced him to join in a game of chess, which was Edestone's favourite form of relaxation. Lawrence, however, kept continually breaking in with the suggestion that they go below and take a walk among the ruins of the home of one of the ancient Barons of Prussia.
"I wish you to furnish him with the credentials from this Department necessary to give him entree anywhere abroad and protect him at all times and under all circumstances. "And, Mr. Williams," he halted the retiring subordinate, "when Mr. Edestone's papers have been drawn, will you kindly bring them to me?
"And if they should refuse, Sir William," asked the King, with a weary smile, "would you undertake to drive it off? "No, Admiral," he continued, "up to this time we have no official knowledge of this airship's existence. Until we have, we will take Mr. Edestone's assurance that his own and his country's intentions to us are friendly."
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